Ash receiver



Nov. 6, 1945. R. H. W'EBER 2,388,585

ASH RECEIVER Filed Nov. 18, 1944 In veutor Patented Nov. 6, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ASH RECEIVER Romie H. Weber, Aurora, Ind. Application November 18, 1944, Serial No. 564,069

1 Claim.

The present invention-relates to new and useful improvements in ash receivers and has for its primary object to provide means for releasably clamping the ash receiver in position to the edge of a card table or similar supporting structure.

A further important object of the present invention is to provide clamping means adapted for engaging the edge of a card table or the like and to which the ash receiver is pivotally attached for swinging movement into and out of position under the top of the table.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part thereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the ash receiver secured in position to the edge of a card table and showing in dotted lines the manner in which the ash receiver may be moved into and out ofposition under the table, and

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the ash receiver with parts broken away and shown in section to show the removable bottom thereof.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a pin or rod and to which upper and lower plates 6 and I of elongated form are fixedly secured at one end of the plates and with the plates in spaced parallel relation with respect to each other.

A pin 8 is slidably mounted adjacent the other end of the lower plate 1, the upper end of the pin 8 being substantially pointed as shown at 9 and provided with a flange Ill adjacent its upper end forming an abutment or stop for one end of a coil spring II which is mounted on the pin 8 between the plate I and the flange I 0 for yieldably urging the pin upwardly against the bottom surface of a table top or similar structure l2 whereby to clamp the plates 6 and I to the edge of said table. The lower end of the pin 8 is formed with a finger-gripping head l3.

All of the parts of the device above referred to, except the spring H, may be constructed of wood or other suitable material.

The pin 5 extends downwardly below the lower plate 1 and pivotally mounted on its lower portion is a bracket H which is welded or otherwise suitably secured to the side of a cup-like ash receiver l5.

The lower end of the rod 5 is formed with a head l6 forming an abutment for the lower end of a coil spring I! mounted on the pin 5 and. with its upper end bearing against the bracket I 4 to secure the bracket in its swingably adjustedposition and to permit the bracket 14 to be moved downwardly on the pin 5 by compressing the spring I! so that the ash receiver I5 may be moved into a position under the table top [2 and under the lower plate 1 as shown bythe dotted lines in Figure 3 of the drawing.

The ash receiver I5 is provided with a threadedly connected bottom l8 to permit removal of the bottom of the ash receiver for emptying and cleaning the same, when desired.

It is believed that the details of construction and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

An attaching device for an ash receiver and comprising a pair of elongated fiat upper and lower spaced apart plates, a pin connecting the plates to each other at corresponding ends of the plates and extending downwardly from the lowermost of said plates, said plates being adapted for positioning respectively above and below a flat supporting structure at the edge portion thereof, a spring-actuated clamping member slidably carried by the lower plate at the free end thereof and adapted for engaging the bottom of said supporting structure, a bracket swingably attached to the lower portion of said pin below the lower plate and adapted for securing to an ash receiver for movement thereof with the bracket and spring means carried by the pin and urging the bracket upwardly against the lower plate to secure the bracket in swingably adjusted position.

ROMIIE H. WEBER. 

